As manufacturers become more adept at keeping tuners out (why would we buy cars we can't tune? where is the fun in that?) standalone options will become more and more prevalent. Rather than trying to work within the confines of the factory programming replacing the entire factory system with a Syvecs standalone makes a lot of sense.
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Antigravity batteries is doing some very cool things in the world of automotive batteries. They have their lightweight lithium-ion batteries with remote jump start you likely know of but also their new Battery Tracker technology which allows real-time bluetooth monitoring of your battery.
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The 4.0 TFSI twin turbo V8 is very capable but one of the main hurdles to the motor making big power when tuned is proper cooling. SRM (Silly Rabbit Motorsport) figured out a cooling solution and is partnering with CSF-Radiators (CSF-Cooling) to bring these cores to market.
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This Audi 8V RS3 owner decided that instead of pushing the stock internals he would upgrade them with forged pieces and then keep pushing the envelope. For now, he is on a hybrid 2.5 TFSI turbocharger from Turbo Systems located in Lithuania.
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The M2 Competition is positioned as the Audi RS3 rival despite the M2 Competition featuring the S55 motor from its big brother F82 M4. This would be akin to the RS3 utilizing the EA839 2.9 twin turbo V6 from the B9 RS4.
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Backing up GPS testing for legitimacy on the track is how it's done. GPS numbers are one thing and doing it on the dragstrip with NHRA timing equipment is another. Ideally you want record numbers on both and that is exactly what we have here from this TT-RS.
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There is not a whole lot going on in the 2.9 liter twin turbo Audi EA839 V6 world. The B9 Audi RS4 and RS5 engine control unit (ECU) remains cracked and tuners do not have access. That is not stopping hardware development though.
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Wagons get little love from German automakers in the USA. Because of this, we miss out on some pretty special models especially from Audi who built a reputation on high performance wagons. Remember the B5 RS4? C6 RS6? C7 RS6? All models we did not receive in the USA due to our supposed wagon ambivalence.
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KRATOS did not just break the previous S55 record of 1087 wheel horsepower they also set several new overall BMW power records in the process. Frankly, BimmerBoost.com is having trouble compiling them all. This exceeds any recorded F-Series BMW to our knowledge as well as any recorded M3.
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Speed Academy did a great 100 treadwear track tire shootout between the Toyo R888R, Nankang AR-1, and Maxxis RC-1 tires. What was the test vehicle? A Scion FR-S. The issue there is the tire sizing does not apply to most of the cars on the BoostAddict network sites.
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Last month BoostAddict posted an article regarding TVS Engineering DSG software and frankly the capability seemed too good to be true. These guys have tuning (and clutch upgrade options) for basically every VW/Audi DSG gearbox and are able to display some very, very impressive software control.
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Want to know what kind of 1/4 mile trap it takes to see a 5.X 60-130? Well, wonder no more. This Audi TT-RS tuned by APR dipped into the 5's running 60-130 miles per hour in 5.97 seconds while logging a 9.75 @ 140.16 GPS timed 1/4 mile.
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Ladies and gentlemen, it's finally time to get off the keyboards and get to the track. BoostAddict.com in association with VF-Engineering is proud to present the BoostAddict.com 1/4 mile drag day at the Famoso dragstrip in McFarland, CA.
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VWBost and AudiBoost have not posted about Mabotech Tuning before and frankly this is the first mention of Mabotech Tuning out of the Dominican Republic. Frank Mabo surprised us by sharing a 798 wheel horsepower dyno of an EA888 powered Seat.
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